Kendo Kaponi
Kendo Kaponi is a Puerto Rican rapper and songwriter whose reggaeton and Latin trap connect street stories, personal loss and a long list of collaborations.
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- Name
- José Fernando Rivera Morales
- Born
- August 19, 1984, in Bayamón, Puerto Rico
- Work
- Rapper and songwriter
- Breakout
- Don Omar signed him in 2009, bringing his voice to a wider audience
Mini bio
The pen came first.
Born in Bayamón, Puerto Rico, José Fernando Rivera Morales built a reputation as a songwriter before becoming widely known as Kendo Kaponi. In a 2012 Primera Hora interview, he traced that recognition to work for Wisin & Yandel, Cosculluela and Héctor Delgado. He described writing from the people and experiences around him.
Finding his own audience.
Don Omar signed him in 2009 and helped introduce him as a recording artist. His catalog grew to include Kendo Edition and El Alfa y el Omega, followed by collaborations such as P FKN R with Bad Bunny and Arcángel and Don Don with Daddy Yankee and Anuel AA.
Making room for grief.
Apocalipto arrived in August 2026, eight years after El Alfa y el Omega. In an interview that month, Kendo said he had made it while losing people close to him, including his son Cheniel. The 15-song record turns those experiences into music, with Cheniel Capone among its credited guests.
Creditschronological, newest first
- 2026ApocaliptoLead artist
- 2025Buti CallPerformer and lyricist with Omar Courtz
- 2020Don DonPerformer with Daddy Yankee and Anuel AA
- 2020P FKN RPerformer with Bad Bunny and Arcángel
- 2018El Alfa y el OmegaLead artist
- 2016Kendo EditionLead artist
Awards
Quotes
Soy de las personas que cree en escribir lo que se vive, lo que se ve.Kendo Kaponi, Primera Hora
In a March 2012 interview, he explained why his writing draws on lived experience and observation.
Trivia
- He trained as a barber through the Vida Independiente program, according to his 2012 Primera Hora interview.
- The Apocalipto title reflects how he felt while making the album, he told Primera Hora in 2026.
- His son Cheniel Capone is credited alongside him and Yandel on Bubalú, a track on Apocalipto.
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